The project is a collaborative initiative funded by Rotary International, through the Rotary Club of Oakville as the international host and the Rotary Club of Bungoma as the local host club.
Action for Child Development Trust (ACDT) is the implementing partner, while Malnutrition Matters is the technical partner. The project aims to empower women entrepreneurs to address malnutrition in local communities by developing sustainable, nutrition-sensitive enterprises. The project targets 100 women entrepreneurs living in rural and peri-urban areas across 3 counties: Bungoma, Kakamega, and Busia. The target Beneficiaries are women entrepreneurs, especially members of self-help groups and community-based organizations.
Our Core Activities
Malnutrition Matters provided the SoyaKit technology, a simple, affordable, and portable processing system that enables women to produce soya milk and other soy-based nutritious products at the community level. By training women in the use of the SoyaKit, the project equips
them with the skills to:
- Produce affordable, protein-rich soy milk and related products (Yorguht, porridge,
Tofu/Paneer) for households, schools, and local markets. - Generate income through small-scale nutrition businesses, thereby enhancing women’s
economic empowerment. - Promote improved nutrition, especially for children and other vulnerable groups.
Our Model
Individuals are nominated from formally registered women’s groups to serve as Project
Champions. After training both technical and entrepreneurial skills, they take the lead in soy
milk production, coordinate distribution, and mobilize their groups to participate in nutrition-focused enterprises. As local champions, they act as role models, trainers, and advocates,
ensuring project ownership and sustainability at the grassroots level.
The women shall be empoewerd with skill and equiped with soyakit to enable them tap into the soya been value chain ; adressing malnutrition while improving their economic fortunes.
Tom Agwa, Malnutrition Matters
The Goal
WEIN’s goal is to combat malnutrition while empowering women as community nutrition
champions and entrepreneurs who will build sustainable food systems that integrate nutrition,
livelihoods, and local market development.
